Female entrepreneurs to be empowered

The Upper East Regional Minister Mr. Mark Woyongo, has said government has put in place plans to empower women who are in to businesses in the region to enable them develop their businesses into large scale ones. Mr. Woyongo said under the…

Ghana soccer to be made tourism product

An initiative to market football in Ghana as a tourism product is being promoted under a public-private sector partnership. Dubbed “Ghana ‘4’ Gold South Africa 2010”, the project is building on the soccer laurels of the Ghanaian national…

Investment conference in Ghana in March

International Business Event Management Ghana Limited, in collaboration with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) and other stakeholders, is to host a multi-sectoral conference in March, this year, for potential investors to the…

Somali pirates hijack Libyan ship

Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden have hijacked a Libyan-owned cargo ship thought to be carrying 17 seafarers from Romania and Libya, a Kenya-based maritime group said on Thursday. Ecoterra, which monitors shipping off Somalia, said the…